Overview

• Production is underway in Los Angeles on the next Monster installment centered on Lizzie Borden, led by Ella Beatty.
• Charlie Hunnam will rejoin the anthology in a new role as Andrew Borden, with Vicky Krieps, Rebecca Hall, Billie Lourd and Jessica Barden also in the cast.
• Netflix and reports name Max Winkler to direct the first episode, continuing the Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan true-crime format.
• Monster: The Ed Gein Story, released October 3 with Hunnam in the title role, quickly reached Netflix’s No. 1 spot.
• The latest season has faced strong criticism and fact-checks over invented sequences and tone, even as Hunnam defends the show’s intent, and experts like psychiatrist Paul E. Mullen highlight real-world warning signs.